(he rememberes their last conversation - metals and wires, learning, engineering, making things. chrollo has a lot of knowledge, although all book-based, and not always put into practice. he can code and work his way through systems, he had done it when the net first came out in his world, but here, he'd have to put some more elbow grease. that was over a decade ago.)

Even if you ask nicely and she relents, it might have consequences if they are able to put two and two together. I do not mind if they fall on me, and I will not tell you not to help on the basis of caring.

(gorgug is his own person. chrollo doesn't care enough, and it's not his choice to make.)

But I will not turn down help. I need to know what happened.

(if kortopi is gone, and he had shalnark with him, what the hell happened? what is happening? it's like his entire self is under risk of extinction, a whole limb ripped out suddenly, painfully, and he does not know where it went, and another dangling without the information that he needs.

he hates this.)

They do know, and by knowing, they brought me here anyway, so this is on them.